What is another word for parthian?

Pronunciation: [pˈɑːθi͡ən] (IPA)

Synonyms for Parthian:

What are the hypernyms for Parthian?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    ethnic group, ethnicity, Ancient Iranian people, Ancient Near East people, Historical population.

What are the hyponyms for Parthian?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Parthian?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for parthian (as nouns)

Usage examples for Parthian

Seleucia on Tigris had become virtually a frontier city facing an Iranian and parthian peril which the imperial incapacity of the Seleucids allowed to develop, and even Rome would never dispel.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
They struck what are termed the Indo-Scythian and Indo-parthian coins bearing names in legible Greek legends-Manes, Azes, Azilises, Gondophares, Abdagases.
"The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir"
Sir James McCrone Douie
Artaban joined company with a group of people from his own country, parthian Jews who had come up to keep the Passover, and inquired of them the cause of the tumult, and where they were going.
"The Story of the Other Wise Man"
Henry Van Dyke

Related words: parthian empire, parthian campaigns, parthian warriors, parthian battle tactics, ancient parthian empire, grolier encyclopedia of world history, parthian war elephant

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